Res 1990 - 48 Expressing Support for Collaborative Community Airport Planning Processs�
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLIITION NO. 90 -48
RESOLUTION EXPRESSING 3UPPORT FOR COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY AIRPORT
PLANNING PROCE3S
WHEREAS, by Laws 1989, Chapter 279 (the Act), the Legislature
directed the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) to adopt a
long-term comprehensive plan for the Minneapolis-St. Paul
International Airport (MSP) at its existing location; and
WHEREA3, said plan must satisfy air transportation needs for
a prospective 20 year period and must be accompanied by a concept
plan for MSP, including an estimate of facilities requirements, to
satisfy the air transportation needs for an additional ten year
period; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires that such plan must describe: (1)
aviation demand and air transportation needs, (2) airport capacity
limits and potential, (3) facilities requirements, (4) a plan for
physical development, (5) airport operational characteristics, (6)
compatibility with metropolitan and local physical facility
systems, (7) environmental effects, (8) safety, and (9) the effect
on the neighboring communities; and
WHEREAS, current operations at MSP and future operations as
they may be altered by future airport capacity enhancements have
adverse environmental impacts on the neighboring communities of
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington, Richfield, Mendota Heights and
Eagan, which effects must be identified and considered in the
planning process; and
WHEREAS, measures to mitigate such environmental impacts such
as sound insulation, sound abatement, redevelopment and clearance
should be identified and considered in the planning process; and
WHEREA3, cities adjacent to MSP may either facilitate or
impede appropriate airport improvements by such activities as
development, redevelopment, construction of capital improvements
and regulation of land use; and
WHEREAS, such activities by adjacent communities may also be
frustrated by decisions made by MAC and about MSP improvements; and
WHEREA3, it is therefore not sound public policy to undertake
planning for capacity enhancements at MSP or identification of
adverse impacts and means of mitigating them without participation
by the communities most effected; �nd
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WHEREAS, there is no process in place for effective exchange
of such information between MAC and neighboring communities.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLV'ED by the City Council of the City
of Mendota Heights, Minnesota as follows:
1. That the Metropolitan Airports Commission initiate a
collaborative community airport planning process; and
2. That the planning process include the cities of
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Richfield, Bloomington, Mendota
Heights and Eagan; and
3. That the purpose of the collaborative interactive planning
process be to identify airport adverse environmental
impacts on communities surrounding the airport and
identify mutually agreeable measures to mitigate these
adverse impacts; and
4. That this information be considered as part of the MAC
capital improvement planning process and documents; and
5. That this process be initiated as soon as possible; and
6. That the information gathered as part of the interactive
planning process be forwarded together with the MAC
capital improvement plan to the legislature; and
7. That the state legislative deadline for receipt of the MAC
capital improvement plan be extended to at least June 30,
1991, in order to provide sufficient time to complete this
process.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this
17th day of July, 1990.
ATTEST:
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athleen M. Swanson
City Clerk
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
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harles E. Mertensotto
Mayor